Discernir o crer cristão

The concrete experiences of Christian faith are susceptible of ambiguity in the context of our modern societies. The believer, who inhabits these ones, tends to claim a space of assertion of his own vis-à-vis the ecclesial reality. As a consequence, the individual features of faith become diversified. The church searches a way to include them in her midst. Thus, the truth of Christian faith is considered not to exist out of the first person singular. But it is also required that each appropriation of faith be examined by the ecclesial community. Discernment is the means appearing to be able to link these two poles. It inquires to which extent the individual experiences of faith agree with the objective, Christian ‘given’ proclaimed by the church. It considers experience as the necessary mediation of faith, while respecting, at the same time, the scriptural and ecclesial normativity that guides this one.